Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1998-04-27
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publiction in ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/306241
Randich and Schmitt [1995, A&A 298, 115] found that the coronal activity of solar-type and low mass stars in Praesepe is significantly lower than that of stars in the Hyades cluster. We have carried out several tests in order to find a possible explanation for this result. We have measured radial velocities of two groups of Praesepe stars (a dF-dK sample and a dM sample) and have measured H$\alpha$ as a chromospheric activity index for the dM sample. We conclude that the Praesepe catalog used in the X-ray analysis does not contain a significant number of non-members. The comparison of the H$\alpha$ equivalent widths for the M dwarfs in Praesepe with those in the Hyades indicates that, at least for stars in this mass range, the Praesepe stars are as active or more active than their Hyades counterparts. We have also analyzed a few ROSAT PSPC pointings of Praesepe in order to obtain a new and independent estimate of the X-ray luminosities and upper limits for a small sample of Praesepe members concluding that the small differences between the old and new upper limits are not large enough to explain the dichotomy in the X-ray properties of Praesepe and the Hyades. Therefore, our examination of the available data does not provide a clear reason to explain why the X-ray luminosity functions of the two clusters are different. Part of the explanation could be found in the binaries. Speculatively, these clusters could have different orbital period distributions, with more short period binaries among the Hyades, which would show larger coronal activity.
Navascues David Barrado y.
Randich Sofia
Stauffer Joh R.
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